The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but flights rarely fly directly from the departure to the destination. As the distance between a city pair increases, flight paths become ...

“There are countless reasons why a flight might not follow a straight path — weather, [Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards] regulations, or optimizing fuel efficiency by ...

If you take a plane from Los Angeles to Istanbul, you might be surprised to look out your window mid flight and see Greenland. At first, this route seems completely nonsensical. The direction from Los ...